Two Californians Among Airmen Killed in Kyrgyzstan Plane Crash

(WASHINGTON) -- Two Californians are among three airmen who died in a plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, the Department of Defense said in a statement Sunday.

Military officials say Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale, Calif., and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, of Bakersfield, Calif., were killed on Friday when a KC-135 aircraft crashed near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan. Also killed was Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, of Colorado Springs, Colo.

The three airmen were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.  

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Van Falls off Cliff, Crashes into House

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A van that drove off of a cliff on Friday morning crashed into a building in the Twin Peaks area.

It is unclear what caused the van and its three occupants to go off the cliff at about 10:20 a.m. on Friday. According to the San Francisco Examiner, the van struck a house at 2 Clarendon Avenue.

The driver and both passengers reportedly sustained minor injuries. The Examiner reports that at least one person was hospitalized following the crash.

The Department of Building Inspection will have to check the building to determine if there is significant structural damage.

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Oakland Named Most Exciting US City

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A study from popular travel blog Movoto deemed Oakland the most exciting city in the United States.

According to the study, the 50 most populous cities in America were ranked in terms of 10 different categories to determine which was most exciting.

Among the categories included such factors as population diversity, bars, movie theatres, museums, music venues and park acreage.

Oakland apparently ranked highly in population diversity, museums per square mile and theater companies per square mile.

San Francisco also ranked near the top of the list, finishing as the third most exciting city in the nation. The city fared well in terms of music and bar scenes.

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Cops Search for Woman Who Bit and Choked Man

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- San Francisco Police are searching for a woman who allegedly bit and choked a man in an incident on Thursday.

The incident happened on Thursday morning at a home located on the 300 block of Eddy Street. Police say the 37-year-old victim and the suspect were doing drugs in the home when they got into an argument, and the woman then attacked the man with multiple objects. She also bit and choked him.

The suspect then fled the scene.

The victim was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Wildfires Cast Smoky Haze on Bay Area Skies

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- San Francisco's skies were hazier than normal on Thursday, as fires in the North Bay area caused smoke to billow over the Bay Area.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, visibility was decreased, but winds were expected to push the smoke off of the bay Thursday afternoon.

The strongest of the wind gusts that had prompted a warning about fire danger have dissipated.

According to the Chronicle, the larger of two fires, in Sonoma County near Calistoga, has already burned 125 acres. That blaze is not yet completely contained. A second fire, near the Silverado Trail in Yountville, burned 75 acres before being fully contained.

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Man Arrested After Committing Pair of Robberies

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Police arrested a man for a pair of robberies on public transportation on Monday.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the man stole a phone from a 20-year-old woman on a bus near Third Street and Evans Avenue just before 3:30 p.m.

Later, while riding a light-rail train along the Embarcadero, the man threatened a passenger with a gun. The suspect took the passenger's Clipper Card, according to the Chronicle.

The robber, Demitrius Ware, 35, was later arrested after police tracked the first victim's phone to an area near Fourth Street and King Street. After they stopped a Metro train, authorities spotted Ware, who matched the witnesses' descriptions and had both the phone and the Clipper Card in his possession.

Ware was booked on suspicion of robbery, resisting arrest and possession of stolen property.

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Gov. Signs Legislation to Speed Up Business Filing Process

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Governor Jerry Brown has signed a piece of legislation that officials say should help with getting unemployed Californians back to work.

On Wednesday, Brown signed legislation that sends additional funds to the Secretary of State’s Office, to help speed up the state’s business filing process and eliminate a backlog of filings.

"The sooner Californians can form their businesses, the sooner they can put other Californians to work," Gov. Brown said in a statement.

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Mayor Lee Launches Initiative to Create 6,000 New Summer Jobs

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- On Wednesday, Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced the launch of Summer Jobs+ 2013, a challenge for San Francisco private sector employees to create 6,000 jobs and paid internships for San Francisco youth this summer.

In 2012 President Barack Obama challenged the city to create jobs and career paths for its youth. The city created over 5,000 summer jobs last year in response, 39 percent of which turned into full time employment.

The goal of 6,000 summer jobs this year is, according to Mayor Lee, “unprecedented.”

A release from the mayor’s office lists Salesforce, Starbucks, Advent, Bank of America, Nektar, Twilio, and Jawbone among the employees that have already committed to offering summer employment.

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Woman Accused of Putting Lethal Doses of Rubbing Alcohol in Juice

(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- San Jose Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman in connection with an alleged poisoning attempt at a San Jose coffee shop.

San Jose Police say on Monday afternoon they received a report of suspicious activity at a Starbucks coffee shop on the 6000 block of Snell Avenue. A witness told police that a female suspect was seen removing two bottles of orange juice from a bag that she was carrying, and placing them in a cooler area with other refrigerated items. The suspect then fled the scene when a customer alerted store employees.

Police say tests were done on the contents of the two bottles and they were found to contain a mixture of orange juice and lethal doses of rubbing alcohol.

Suspect Ramineh Behbehanian was arrested on Monday evening, and charged with poisoning and attempted murder.

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Body Found Floating in Bay

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Police report that a body was found floating in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday afternoon.

San Francisco Police were notified of the body shortly before 5:30 p.m. The caller had found the body floating in the waters between Pier 33 and Treasure Island.

The body was that of a white male, identified only as being 50-years-old at this time. The Medical Examiner determined that it had been in the water for approximately two weeks.

The examiner was not yet able to say if foul play was involved.

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